Neymar reportedly receives a huge boost at Santos as a former Ligue 1 player to participate

Santos have started a reconstruction phase after a rocky start until 2025, with the club that floats near the relegation zone and the star Vooruit Neymar Set aside for multiple games due to injury. Looking to strengthen their attack and to offer more support to the Brazilian legend, The Peixe is reportedly close to the closing of the signing of a former Ligue 1 player.

Of the 21 games in the Brasileirão, Neymar can be seen in just 12 and only scored three goals. With 22 points, Santos are in 16th place, level with Vitória, who remain in the relegation zone with a game in hand. The situation has encouraged the club to bring in Juan Pablo Vojvoda as head coach And aggressive exercise for reinforcements in the attack.

According to transfer expert César Luis Merlo, Santos has reached a verbal agreement with Algerian winger Billal Brahimi. The 24-year-old recently concluded his contract with OGC Nice at the end of the 2024-25 season, and as a free agent he is now ready to strengthen the team as an international signing.

Brahimi is expected to arrive in Brazil on Tuesday, where he will undergo medical exams before signing his contract. The player is seen as a valuable market opportunity, especially with the Brazilian transfer window that will be closed last Tuesday, so that clubs can only sign for free agents.

Brahimi started his career in European footballCome through the youth system of Middlesbrough in England before he continues in France with Reims, Angers, Brest and Nice. Last season he was borrowed on the Belgian side St. Truiden, where he made 28 performances and scored two goals.

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Santos and an active summer transfer window

Neymar’s return in February increased the expectations for Santos to make a strong push in the top flight of Brazil. Instead, the team struggled and not only competing of the top positions of the competition, but also for the international tournament spots. After a disappointing first half of the season, club managers have chosen an aggressive approach in the transfer market.

So far, Santos has secured eight in the middle season, with Brahimi now becoming the ninth addition to strengthen the attack next to Neymar. In contrast to the winter window, when the club spent more than $ 20 million on players such as Benjamín Rollheiser, Thaciano and Tiquinho Soares, most of these recent arrivals have come to free transfers, giving Vojvoda a busy schedule for sorting.